I don't believe there should be two teams from the same conference in a field of four. Wisconsin will win the B1G, Looks like Bama in the SEC. Miami-Clemson is interesting. I think Miami because is just feels like their year. The coin keeps coming up heads for them. Oklahoma in the B12. It will be a close call Between Wisky and Notre Dame if the Domers win out. I think Ohio State has to beat Wisconsin to put USC in and Notre Dame has to lose to Stanford. That is how I see it anyway.

billybud wrote:If UCF goes 13=0 and is left out of the CFP while a two loss P5 team gets in....

I think that the playoff is shaping up...

1...SEC...One of Bama, Georgia, or remotely possible, Auburn.

2...ACC...Miami or Clemson

3...Big Ten...Wisconsin or Ohio State

4...Big 12...Oklahoma

Now...If USC wins out at 11-2 and also TCU wins out and is at 11-2...there will be some jockeying between the two.

Will a 12-1 Bama that loses to Georgia stay in over a two loss TCU or uSC?

But if UCF goes 13-0...and isn't in the playoff...I expect to hear...hegemony of P5, lock out of non P5 teams, yada, yada

I don't see USC making it this year because of SoS. The Pac 12 sucks. There are a couple of decent teams, several average ones and three or four that are utter garbage. The bright side is we will get to hear the USC fanbase whining about how everybody hates them once more.

I am too tired to rant. I am thankful for so much, a great family, country and friends and in particular, those on this board. So why should I get sucked into ranting about a system that is dishonorable, unprincipled, degenerate, dog eat dog, remorseless, calculating and degrading. If in this caste system the Dalits are featherheaded enough to participate, then the pox is on them.

In the end, the minions of the NCAA will gather and cheer the foreordained winners and those without blemish, perfect records, but unordained, will believe the bullying of self-aggrandizing blatherskites. They will confess that their spotless record was tarnished and they, in fact, are unworthy to stand in the presence of the self-proclaimed (there is not a small enough g) gods of football.

As for me, I will not succumb to the low level of bashing a system born in the bowels of Hell in the darkness of a cypress swamp on a moonless night. No, not I.

Tomorrow will be a dinner fit for a king. And unlike the College Football Championship, all guests will sit at the table and partake, without regard to anything.

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Well I doubt my opinion matters, but it would be a shame if the top-tier continues to drop and UCF continues to not even get a whiff of the playoff. This team could definitely compete against a Miami or a Wisconsin. I actually don't think Miami is that much better than UCF.

Though, I do not believe they would put Miami vs UCF in the first round, in the event they would choose to put the Knights in. My guess, is they would split the same state teams into 2 separate playoff bowls ... unless they find it more appealing to push the little brother vs the state power program angle. Then, maybe they would do it. It would all depend on which spin could generate the most revenue.

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People haven't thought much of the top-tier non-BCSers in general, but they mostly acquitted themselves very well in the primetime games. They went 5-2 in the BCS era with 2012 NIU and 2007 Hawaii being the only faceplants (and even though NIU was vastly overmatched, they didn't play that badly). And they're 2-1 in the playoff era with Boise over Arizona, Houston over Florida State, and then Western hung around with Wisconsin. And then even the Big East / AAC in 2012 and 2013 were treated as de facto mid-majors when everybody counted out Louisville against Florida and then UCF against Baylor and then they just whipped their opponents.

If UCF gets Auburn or TCU or Wisconsin, I'm picking UCF. Miami I might stick with the Canes.

Not to continue my diatribe, by the opinions of who is better and who is not is just that, opinion. Records speak for themselves. Get a system that leaves all the speculation and money incentive out of it. Done in many other sports. UCF not being up there show what a shame the system is. Fantasy football has taken over. It's not like anyones schedule was a secret before the start of the season....if you don't like a teams schedule, don't send them an invitation. It's alright to be elitist scallywags.

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billybud wrote:If UCF goes13=0and is left out of the CFP while a two loss P5 team gets in....

I think that the playoff is shaping up...

1...SEC...One of Bama, Georgia, or remotely possible, Auburn.

2...ACC...Miami or Clemson

3...Big Ten...Wisconsin or Ohio State

4...Big 12...Oklahoma

Now...If USC wins out at 11-2 and also TCU wins out and is at 11-2...there will be some jockeying between the two.

Will a 12-1 Bama that loses to Georgia stay in over a two loss TCU or uSC?

But if UCF goes13-0...and isn't in the playoff...I expect to hear...hegemony of P5, lock out of non P5 teams, yada, yada

Well; UCF would be 12-0 after having one game cancelled because of the hurricane ...

But we get your point.

I doubt we hear that much chatter from the media sources. They have been ignoring it up to now, and about the only thing they have said, is how UCF will be satisfied with a new year's six bid.

So, if we do not hear about the unfairness of the system [with an undefeated UCF], then we know the media is finished championing the cause for fairness. Because they have their playoff.

On the other hand ... how much would you be willing to wager that if any TV personalities were to mention how Central Florida is not getting their just due; it will also be accompanied by the opinion of needing to expand the playoff to 8 teams?

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"It is only impossible until it has been accomplished." ... then it becomes standardized ...and then it becomes regulation ...

Success is measured by results; whereas Character is measured through the means by which one achieves those results . . .

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donovan wrote:Not to continue my diatribe, by the opinions of who is better and who is not is just that, opinion. Records speak for themselves. Get a system that leaves all the speculation and money incentive out of it. Done in many other sports. UCF not being up there show what a shame the system is. Fantasy football has taken over. It's not like anyones schedule was a secret before the start of the season....if you don't like a teams schedule, don't send them an invitation. It's alright to be elitist scallywags.

I've been saying this for a while. I even said a playoff would benefit Ohio State - it has. Even the year Ohio State won the championship there was a big argument they should have not been there. Meaning we don't know who is the better team. Sometimes after the game we even disagree. The only way to have a real playoff is to let the conference champs from all conferences play. Not have a mid major play in. Not have a team from a power 5 conference get a second team - even if that team could, would, should, beat every other team in the playoff. Either make it a real playoff or forget the farce that we have a real national champ because we pick four teams who can draw an audience (and make a ton of money) or just go play the old system and let people argue. They will argue anyway.

Well, guess what, Central Arkansas is 10-1 and nobody is talking about them either.

Then it is time we start talking about them. And in answer to your question, UCF and Central Arkansas, and Boise State's of the world should never be in the mix. But who would be the fodder for the Gridiron Bullys.

PS...Hope your Thanksgiving is great.

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